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National Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men - Lithuania

Lithuania · See the Lithuania profile

Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the EU enshrined in the Treaties and is a horizontal priority in all policy areas. In Lithuania country, equal rights and opportunities for women and men are enshrined in the Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men. Mu

Details

Promoter
Ministry of Social Security and Labour — website
Power domain
Social Power
Methods / tools
Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Networking
Keywords
quality, women and men, value, policy areas

Context

National programme run by Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security and Labour, implementing the country's Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men. It brings together state institutions, municipalities, women's non-governmental organizations, gender studies centres, researchers and social partners.

Objectives

To reduce inequalities between women and men across policy areas, treating gender equality as a horizontal priority in line with EU Treaty obligations.

Activities

Coordination and cooperation between municipalities, women's organizations, gender studies centres, social partners and other relevant bodies in implementing the programme.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — No cost figures published; run by a national ministry in partnership with public and civil-society bodies, implying a medium ongoing public-administration budget rather than a large earmarked programme.
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Framed as an ongoing national programme grounded in standing legislation, not a time-limited project.
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Social Security and Labour, municipalities, women's NGOs, gender studies centres, social partners

Conditions for success

  • Cooperation and coordination among state institutions, NGOs, gender studies centres and social partners
  • Grounding in national law (Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men)

Where it fits

Governance type
national government / public sector
Scale
national

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values

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